Article 26

Unborn child ACTIVE

An unborn child shall be considered as a natural person for whatever relates to its interests from the moment of conception. If the child is born dead, it shall be considered never to have existed as a person, except for purposes of actions resulting from its wrongful death.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1987, No. 125, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988

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La. Civ. Code art. 26 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-26,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 26},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/26},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}